My hometown was a small wasteland in the desert (yes, there are deserts in Canada!) so I went to a lot of (crappy) punk-rock shows but Our Lady Peace was my first stadium show. Oh man, I was so excited/obsessed/thrilled and I wonder what my 15 or 16-year old self was thinking.

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My first little local gig was Thousand Yard Stare in 1992, but my first big gig was the XFM Great Xpectations show in 1993 - The Cure, Carter USM, Belly, Sugar and a Blur acoustic set amongst loads more.

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The first real concert I went to was Laurie Anderson but I had no idea who she was. The art teacher took a bunch of us artsy fartsy kids.

My first concert of my chosing was REM in 95. I was completely obsessed with them in high school and early college. I've seen them a bunch of times though the artist I've seen most is either Juliana Hatfield or Kristin Hershey in their many & various incarnations

My first show was going to be Iron Maiden, but I was grounded. Then it was going to be Depeche Mode, but I was grounded. Then it was going to be Morrissey, but it got rained out. So my first show ended up being Jawbox and Fugazi in 1991. This one:

Manic Street Preachers at the Hemel Hempstead Pavillion. Unfortunately I didn't really know any of their stuff at the time and just went because everyone had been raving about Neds Atomic Dustbin who played there the month before. First gig I actually enjoyed was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine.

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It was either Korn with G/Z/R at the Birch Hill, or Pantera/Clutch/Neurosis at Roseland, both in 1994. I don't really remember which one was first, I think it must have been the Roseland show because the Birchhill was a bisque to get to, and I wanted to see Geezer, not Korn.But the Pantera / Clutch / Neurosis show was awesome!

in my defense, i had no friends and strict/overprotective parents, so i was restricted to whatever i could get them to take me to. and it was pretty cool that i was able to see Fiona Apple so early in her career.

my first gig that wasn't a package tour was Jamiroquai at Madison Square Garden in NYC later that year. i won tickets from a radio call-in contest and my dad was nice enough to accompany me. that was a fun show - there was this whole ridiculous parade of rap artists opening including Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes. that may have also been when i first learned what weed smelled like.

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The first show I ever attended was with one of my parents, and I don't even remember it. I was 2 years old when my dad brought me along to a Joan Jett and the Blackhearts show. The first show I remember attending was also with my dad, and it was the Beastie Boys. The first show I ever attended without a parent was to see The Dwarves with my friends when I was 13 (nothing like seeing an old dude's penis flopping around on stage when you're still a youngin').